The Goldilocks Planet

Do you wonder about the sun ?
Is it now running out of gas?
What happens when it does, my friend?
I will tell you of Earth's last pass 

Each minute of every day
The Sun burns its gaseous core
Billions of years it has done so
There is perhaps a billion more

Now, as the sun runs out of gas
The size of the orb does expand
And the edge of the sun creeps nearer 
The Earth - as the physics does demand

We live in a "Goldilocks Space"
It's not too cold and not too hot
But as the Sun invades our niche
It will get hotter than we've got

Now this is fact, so listen well
In due time the oceans will boil
And all of our Earth will burn crisp
No matter the worry and toil

We will either leave or perish
When Goldilocks no longer works
When global warming is a fact
And the ocean bubbles and perks

It's human nature to worry
And warming is a course to pursue
Fight the greenhouse effect of course
But we leave or die in round two


11-18-19
Contest: All About The Environment
Sponsor: Richard Lamoureux

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 11/19/2019 9:07:00 AM
No need to worry. The ONE WHO set it up can adjust things as needed.
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Hannah Borke
Date: 11/19/2019 9:34:00 AM
We might not be able to. We have no say.
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 11/19/2019 9:26:00 AM
The One Who Set It Up never promised we could stay on this planet forever
Date: 11/19/2019 1:32:00 AM
Hi Larry. I enjoyed this. and your right its very true. hope I`m not around to feel the effects. Thanks for sharing this and best of luck in the contest
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Larry Bradfield
Date: 11/19/2019 3:11:00 PM
Thanks, Gregory...guess we could all go to Mars where there's no atmosphere to speak of. Poor choices
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